Catholics, especially those of Filipino origin, flocked to Our Lady of Ransom church in Niles Dec. 21 for a mass celebrating Simbang Gabi, a Filipino holiday tradition. The Archdiocese of Chicago ...

Simbang Gabi, a Filipino Christmas tradition, is being celebrated in area Catholic churches through Monday, Dec. 23, with each day having a lesson and theme. Churches in Glenview, Tinley Park, Lake ...

Pope Francis invited Rome’s Filipino community to celebrate Gaudete Sunday Mass at the Vatican in honor of the first day of the Simbang Gabi Christmas novena. Pope Francis celebrates Gaudete Sunday ...

Some Protestants observe the Catholic tradition of Simbang Gabi, predawn services in the days leading up to Christmas. For Catholics, who make up nearly 80 percent of the Filipino population, another ...

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Christmas is just around the corner, and along with the holiday rush in the streets and marketplaces comes the celebration of the traditional Simbang Gabi. For Catholics, especially Filipinos, Simbang ...

PRIESTLY TREAT Some 34 Filipino priests serenaded parishioners with traditional Christmas songs at the start of the “Simbang Gabi” last Monday at the Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles ...

LOS ANGELES — The senses are overloaded by the unmistakable fragrance of incense floating in the air, punctured by the sound of soaring Tagalog Christmas carols and the kaleidoscopic flickering from ...